Re: System permissions fix utility

From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: Wed Oct 29 2003 - 06:18:16 EST


That's interesting.
It doesn't appear to be an option on my 5.1-04 systems, but
something to look forward to.

Simon Green
Altria ITSC Europe Ltd

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Williamson, Alan [mailto:alan.williamson@SIEMENS.COM]
> Sent: 29 October 2003 10:24
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: System permissions fix utility
>
>
> Actually in AIX 5.2 there is a an option to restore some or all of the
> metadata but NOT the file contents. Used to fix this very scenario.
>
> I believe it is restore -Pa to restore permissions.
>
> Not sure whether this is in 5.1 though.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Green, Simon [mailto:Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM]
> > Sent: 29 October 2003 09:55
> > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > Subject: Re: System permissions fix utility
> >
> >
> > There's nothing built in to AIX that'll do it.
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